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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-11-01
A Devils Deed,

Argentine, Kan, Oct. 27.-Yesterday
morning a gentlemanly appearing man
came up to Mr.. Hedburgis house and in
CURED if Mr.. Hedburg was in, and said
he came to see the house, as he intended
to build several houses and desired TO
give Mr.. Hedburg the contract. He also
wanted to come in and see how the house
was arranged inside. When inside he in
quired how many fues there were. Mrs.
Hedburg looked up and pointed to the
hues. Just as she did so the man struck
her with his fist knocking her down, and
then, placing his knee on her throat,
struck her on the head with
a billy or some hard in
strument, inHicting three horrible
gashes in her head and rend sring her
unconscious. He then went through all
the bureaus and every place where money
or v7luables were likely to be kept. Mn.
Hedhurg returning to consciousness, The
man started away. She soon managed ID
get "a, lar as the road and notified some
men 10 were passing by. They immedi.
stel, .rought DIR. Lewis, who dressed tn.
wou = The marshal is on the hunt for
the would-be murderer, but as yet has been
unable 10 locate him.
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Secretary Bayard's Affianced.

St. Paul, Oct 27.-The public announce
ment of the approaching nuptials of Secre-
tary of State Bayard and Miss Sophia Dali
las Markoe, has created no little comment
in this city, owing to the fact that the
6ancee has relations IN st. Paul in the per-
sons of DIR. S. c. Msrkoe and his brother.
Miss Markoe was born in Washington and
is now nearly 40 years OF age, although
looking younger. Her father, Frank Mar
koe, was the first secretary of the
Smithsonian institution, and Eeld sew
eral important positions in Wash
ington. Miss Markoe has been
employed in the state de-
partment since 1879 or 1850, as has
also her sister Mary, who has charge
of the translation of foreign letters. At
the time the Hon. j. g. Blaine was ap-
pointed secretary of state law was passed
forbidding two members of the same fami-
ly holding positions in the same depart
ment, and he expressed himself as deter
mined that the law should be obeyed. The
head clerk brought the Markoe case be-
fore the secretary and asked which one of
the sisters should be discharged. Blaine
examined their work, and in
formed the clerk that one of the ladies was
indispensable in view of her kno~ledge of
the languages, and the other kept the rec
ords In such a systematic order that he
would discharge neither.
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Thanksgiving Proclamation.

Washington. ID. c., Oct. 26.-The follow
ing proclamation was issued late yesterday
afternoon.
A proclamation by the President of The
United States:
The goodness and the mercy of God
which has followed the American people
during all the days of the past year claim
their grateful recognition and humble ac-
acknowledgement. By His omnipotent power
He has protected us from war and pesLil-
ence, and from every national calamity
by His gracious favor the earth has yielced
a generous return to the labor OF the has
bandman, and every path of honest toll
has led 10 comfort and coutentment by
His loving kindness the hearts of our peo-
pile have been replenished with fraternal
sentiment and patriotic endeavor, and by
His unerring guidance We have been direct
ed in the way OF national prosperity.
To the end that We may, with one accord,
testify our gratitude for all these blessings,
|, Grover Cleveland, president of the
United States, do hereby designate and set
apart Thursday, the oath day of November
next as day of thanksgiving and prayer,
TO be observed by all the people OF the
land
On that day let all secular work and en-
ployment be suspended, and let our people
assemble in their accustomed places of wor
ship, and with prayer and songs of praise
give thanks to our Heavenly Father for all
that He has done for us, while we humbiy
implore the forgiveness of our sins and a
continuance of His mercy.
Let families and kindred be reunited On
that day, and let their hearts, filled with
kindly cheer and affecionate "reminiscences,
be turned in thankfulness to the source of
all their pleasures and the Giver of all that
makes the day glad and joyous.
And in the midst of our people, and our
happiness let us remember the poor, the
needy, and the unfortunate, and by our
gifts of charity and ready benevolence, let
us increase the number Of those who with
grateful hearts shall join in our thanks
giving.
In witness whereof have set my hand
and caused the seal of the United States 10
be hereunto affixed.
L. ST. Done at the city of Washing
ton this twenty-fifth day of October, IN
the year of our Lord, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-seven, aud of the i'll
dependence of the United States the one
hundred and twelfth.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
BY the President T. F. BAYARD, Sec
rotary of State.
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Is 1T THE MISSING GIRL?
Delphi, Ind, Greatly Excited
Over q Mysterious Fe-
males Arrival.

Delphi, Ind Oct. 25.-The town was in
tensely excited yesterday over a report
that Luells Mabbitt, for whose supposed
murder Amer Green was lynched Saturday
morning, had arrived here. Careful in
guiry revealed the following: Saturday
night a young woman heavily yelled
alighted from an east bound Wabash train
and, going TO the baggage room,
asked if her trunk had arrived,
stating that she had checked il when she
took the train at Fort Worth, Tex. The
trunk had not arrived and she left the
station and has not since been seen. The
Mabbitts and their neighbors deny that
any woman answering her description has
been seen by any one in their vicinity
within the last three days and search Of
the town has failed TO reveal any clue.
The trunk arrived few hours after her
disappearance. Il is heavily roped and
securely locked, and there are scores of
people who would pay almost any sum
could :hey lift the lid and ascertain its
contents.
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BEFORE THE COURT.
Gen. PryOr's Appeal to the Su-
preme Court on Behalf of
the Anarchists.
The Federal Constitutional Points
Involved i'm the Trial of
the Men.

Washington, Oct. 24.-[Special.l THE
United States supreme court will hear ar
guments of the petition in the case Of the
seven convicted anarchists of Chicago, who
apply through counsel for a writ of error
and a new trial. The case was brought be-
fore the entire supreme court bench, and
the argument will be heard next Thursday.
Never before in the history of the country
has case frought with so many grave Is
sues, not only to the petitioners but to the
nation itself. engaged the attention of the
HIGHEST JUDICIAL TRIBUNAL
of the Republic. Whatever way the court
may decide, it is felt by the great interest
manifested here that the decision of the
court will be one for all time. The issues
presented In the case by counsel for con-
demned are familiar nearly to every leader.
Gen. Prior represents 10 the court that the
Federal laws have been violated, in the
seizure Of papers from the desk of August
Spies. one of the interested men,
WITHOUT CONSTITUTIONAL WARRANT,
and that such papers we're used in evidence
against him. The method OF imp anelling
the jury that heard the case and returned
the verdict, is alto claimed to have been in
violation of the Federal law, while perhaps
in consonance with the laws of illinois.
There are other important constitutional
points involved in the case, affecting the
lives of the seven men, the liberty of the
subject the question of free speech and
THE COMPLEX TASK
of determining whether the men should not
have been originally tried for treason in
stead of murder. Gen. Pryor is assisted
by Gen. B. F. Butler, Randolph w. Tuck
er, of West Virginia, and other associate
council from Chicago. Justice Harlan, to
whom the petition was at first presented, in
view of the unprecedented gravity of the
action to be taken advised that the matter
ho cuhmittad IN tho eptiro honoh
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RATHER PRECOCIOUS.
A Twelve ear.Old Connecticut
Girls Love Adven-
lures.

Norwich. Conn, Oct. 25.-A few months
ago Lulu Kingsley, aged twelve years, vas
left homeless by the death of her parents
in Chicago She removed to this city, and
took up her abode with friends. Not long
afterwards, however, Thursion Barber, a
wealthy farmer of Plain Hill, adopted her
and took her home with him. Mr.. Barber
had working for him at the time Edgar
Burch. Lula became infatuated with
Burch and they eloped, going to New
York, where they were married. They
remained there happily for while, till a
burnt cork artist, connected with travel
ing minstrel show, won the affections of
the vOlative Lulu. The welve-year-old
deserted her husband and is now travelling
with her lover.
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Missouri Funding Debt.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Oct. 25.-A len sthy
meeting of the State Board of Fund Com
missioners was held last afternoon, at the
conclusion of which ID was determined 10
advertise for sale on the 23d of November,
S., 637 900 of State funding bonds. OF
this amount 100000 will be dated Octo-
Der l, 1857, and the remainder will bear
date OF January i, 1888. This sale of
bonds will complete the funding of the
State debt, and the State will thereafter be
able to meet her debts as they fall due, and
perhaps be able to take up some of the
option funding bonds. Since the rejection
of the bid received on the 20th for 500, 900
of the bonds, the Commissioners have re-
ceived from Coffin d Stanton, brokers Of
New York, a private proposition to take
the bonds at a good figure for the State
as the following telegram sent by the Com
missioners in reply to it fully explains
Jefferson City, Nc, October "a, 1887. -
Coffin & Stanton, New York: Your iele-
gram is before US. We are prohibited oy
law from selling bonds at private sale.
Our sales of bonds during the past two
years have realized prices made on a basis
OF per cent and less. We are aware Of
the present high price of money, but We
regard this as merely temporary, while the
credit of Missouri, being based upon her
vast resousces, now $500, 600, 600, and
rapidly increasing, and her small deb;,
now l0,000,000, and rapidly decreasing.
cannot fail. We will offer 1857 900 Of
bonds on November %. AS the issue of
these bonds will complete the funding Of
our debt We think the demand for them
will be as active as heretofore, and that we
will realize a good price.
(Signed) JOHN S. MARMADUKE,
BANToN g. BOONE,
JOHN WALKER,
Fund Commissioners.
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is 1T AN ELOPEMENT?
RumOrs Connecting the Names
of a Young Lady and
Waiter.

st. Louis, Oct 2S.-There was a furry
in police circles yesterday afternoon, aud
the detectives were unusually active. The
cause OF all this was some very startling
information that was given, which will
cause west end sensation when the mat
ter is fully given to the pubic. The affair
is one of love, In VIII CHI the lady figuring
is a member of a family residing near
Vandeventer place. She fell in love with
the handsome but poor George Miller, who
was an oyster opener in Tony Faust's
saloon. 1t seems that their love was
mutual at first sight, as they met for the
first time during the exposition in Faust's
restaurant in the basement, where the
young lady, accompanied by her parents,
repaired one evening for lunch before 60
ing home. There was a slight Irritation
that night, and then the young lady
became nightly visitor to the restaurant.
An interview was arranged and their love
was soon declared. So the story goes that
has stirred up certain circles ami CAUSED
the heart of another young lady TO beat
little faster as she heard the situation re.
The latter is said to have been
engaged 10 the gallant oyster opener and
when her betrothed failed to report for
work one morning and remained away
during the Day, she nevertheless felt CONT
dence In his affections Miller's lance is
an estimable young lady, who acts as CASH
Ter at FausI's. since the d,y when Miller
fai ed 10 tackle the toolhsome bivalve in
his usual trenchant style, his friends have
been able to obtain no trace of his where
abouts. They pretend 10 be puzzled over
the disappearance, but the police claim to
have positive knowledge that at least two
walters were in the enjoyment Of Miller's
confidence. The absence of Miller is con-
nected with the flight Of the West End
young lady and the usual conclusion reach
ed without calling fourth any great detect
i've talent. Orders were issued yesterday
10 run down the pair and restore the fascl-
mating beauty to her parents.
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RAILROAD MATTERS.

Opposition roads are claiming
that the Fries new method of heating
cars by steam from the engine is not
meeting with very pronounce sue
cess.
j. Lynn, one of the oldest engin
GERS on the Buffalo, Rochester & Pitts
burg, has been appointed road foreman
of engines, position just created on
that road.
John Swisher, one of the oldest
conductors on the Bee Line railroad,
has been appointed trsinmaster of the
indianapolis division, with headquar-
tiers at Union City, Ind.
An eastern paper is responsible
for the statement that Geo. Westing-
house, Jr., the inventor of the air
brake, began railroad life as freight
brakeman, and is now worth s6,0O0,-
900.
The veto of the Hazen bill by
the governor of New Hampshire has
not crushed the aspiring ambition of
the Boston and Maine syndicate. They
are now trying to get round the veto,
if not to march over it.
Capt. j. I. Clements, for eleven
years station agent of the Information
al and Great Northern and Texas and
Pacific railways at Longview, Tex,
has been promoted 10 the charge of
the joint Missouri Pacific and Texas
and Pacific station at Fort Worth.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-11-01

Viucennes, Ind, Oct. 27.-Hamilton
Laws lives in Memphis, Tenn. He is 20
years of aga mere boy. He corresponds
with Clara Jordon, of Vincennes, daught r
of Thomas Jordon, only about Is years +
age. Last week young Laws came up {,
see his sweetheart. Her father was far-
mer and stern old man. The COUP
were watched closely, but on Sunday elud-
ed the old folks and skipped out for parts
unknown, and we're not heard of until yes
terday, when Laws sent word from Illinois
that he had married Clara, and wanted the
parental blessing. Laws received reply to
come home and peace would reign. The
couple will stay here few days and then
take up their home in the south.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-11-01
A WOman's Experience as Mayor

A WOman's Experience as Mayor.
Mrs. Nora Salter, the lady mayor
of Argonia, Kss.. was at the meeting
of the woman suffragists at Newton,
and she made a speech to the ladies
present, part of which is as fol-
lows:
My election was the result of q
prsctical JOKE on the part of the cue
mics Of suffrage, but the scheme
leaked out the morning of the election.
My friends went to work and
the joke was immense,
on the jokers. 1t was greatly
heightened by the fact that took no
part in the canvass, but remained at
home the entire day, part of the time
in the wash tub. / have not found
the duties of my office either bur'ien-
some or degrading, and / have never
been accused of parading the streets in
masculine attire. | preside over four
Of whom / am proud,
as We are proud OF all the men of
Kansas. The right of women to vote
is already decided by her ability to
govern. 1t seems to me that the next
move should be presidential suffrage,
and when We have helped to do for
the nation what we have already done
for the state, the demonstration will
be complete"
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Squaws Arrested For Murder.

Fort Niobrars, Neb., Oct 1.-Two
Santee squaws belonging to a half-breed
named Joe Campbell were arrested here
yesterday for the murder of the third sauaw
in the Campbell household. The two
women had each enjoyed a moiety of Joe,
and dwelt together harmoniously until
about three moons ago when he fell vic
tim to the charms of a young Santee
maiden named Sasbonta and added her to
his domestic comforts. Sashonta's evident
triumph over her older rivals in the affec-
tions of the head of the wigwam fred their
hearts with jealousy, and two weeks ago
Sashonta's girlish face mysteriously disap-
peared from the family board, and the
stricken husband searched for her in vain
until last Sunday afternoon, when he came
to her decaying remains lying in a slough.
Her skull was crushed and her clothing
torn. Suspicion at once fell on the other
two squsws, who, being charged with MUIR
dering her, stoicaliy admitted their guilt
and how they had induced her to 20 with
them into the woods after nuts and then
Drained her with an ak.
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SUICIDE AFTER A SPREE.
A Painters Fatal Dose of Mo r
phine Discovered Too Late
to Save Him,

Kansas City, Oct. 27.--WiIliam L. Kay,
a painter living at 1892 Woodland avenue,
took dose of morphine at his home yes
terday morning with suicidal intent. 1t
was sometime after he had taken the drug
before he was discovered. DIR. Leonard
was called and everything possible was
done to save his life, but he died at O. clock
in the afternoon.
Kay leaves wife and three childreu.
The only reason known far taking his life
is that he had lately been on a spree and it
is supposed that he took the drug in fit of
melancholy.
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Miss Cleveland, to use a common
expression, has struck it RICH" She
is not only a teacher in the New York
college to which she has been called,
but she is partner in the institution.
1t is money-making concern and
Miss Cleveland has added wonderfully
to its popularity and will SO add to
her own fortune.
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Americans can look with sort Of
calm serenity on Irish evictions in Ire
land by British landlords, but when it
comes to evictions On this side of the
ocean by the same kind of bosses, the
American people show their teeth and
may be driven on to bite.
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Dyspepsia in its worst forms will yield
to the use of Carriers Little Nerve Pills
aided by Carriers Little Liver Pills. They
not only relieve present distress but
strengthen the stomach and digestive ap-
parstus.
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With the stand-pipes full, and the
pumps throwing water into the new
reservoir, there need be no fear of a
bountiful supply of water in Sedalia
for the future. We point with pride
to our splendid water system.
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THE AND THE STAGE

Along time ago there was bitter
war between the cloth and buskin.
The tugs of war between the two
were frequent and often bitter, many
times leading to the saying and doing
of things that hurt both and helped
neither. That was a long time ago.
In later days-in the times of Gar
rick and the Wesleys, for instance
the line between the two was less
closely defined, and priest met player
on q common broad level of human
ity. The two callings were different,
very different, but they had the
same end. Both strived for
the betterment of mankind, in
. moral way by the church
and a mental way by the the
atre. The doors of the church
opened on one side of the street, and
those of the playhouse on the other.
While Church worked and preached,
Playhouse slept, and when Playhouse
awoke and went at the amusement of
the people, Church closed his eyes and
dreamed of better world. Both went
their own and separate ways, each do
ing good, and oftentimes each doing
I'LL.
Years began and ended, and with
each ending came a change. Church
and Theatre awoke and slept, slept
and awoke, until decade followed de-
cade, generation followed generation,
and a century was added to the time
gone by. The present generation
noticed a strained relation between
the two elements. The pastor
passed the playwright as the two
wended their separate ways. and there
was ne'er nod or smile of recogni-
ton. The actor, with his hat drawn
tight down over his eyes, and his cloak
snug about his body, let the wind
whistle around the form of the preach.
er without a word or look. One staid
away from church, and the other as
seduously avoided the theatre, neither
breathing a word for or against the 9TH
er.
- Occasionally an actor, remembering
the things learned at his mothers knees
in the ''years of long ago" would ven
ture into the church and sit In dark
corner, away, as he supposed, from
the gaze of those who knew him for
the play-man that he was. The
preacher, having forgotten the divine
precepts of his Master, who suffered
the polluted woman of Samaria to
touch the hem of His garment for
very love of Him, bounced upon the
poor actor and scored him unmerci-
fully. The actor, geaded to despera
ton with revenge toward the pulpit
for the alleged slurs upon the stage,
would arise in his place and refute the
charges off-hand. Pulpit would come
back at him and Actor would rush to
the press to invoke its aid. Press
anxious to conciliate matters, would
listen and repeat what it had heard.
Then would come Pulpit and demand
of Press that it, too, be heard. Press,
to be fair with both, must needs listen
and repeat what Pulpit said. Pulpit
against Play Play against Pulpit
Pulpit and Play pull hair and say
naughty things of each other Press
standing between and trying to stop
the thunderous blows that fell, in
tended for the two combatants, on its |
broad bosom.
And the breach, so nearly bridged |
in the times of Garrick and the Yves |
legs was broadened and deepened until
no man could step across, and very
few could jump.
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Smart Weed and Belladonna COM
bined with the other Ingredients used ia
the best porous plasters make Carter's s.
w. d b. Bsckacke Plasters the best in the
market. Price Is cents,
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Ogallala, Cam.
bridge
Speed of Earthquakes.

WASHINGTON. April l.-Capt. Clarence E.
Dutton, chief the bureau of volcanic geology
of the geological survey, will read paper at
the next meeting of the National academy
embodying the results of the study of All i'm
mense mass of data upon the Charleston
earthquake. He does not propose going be-
yond we'll proven facts as to the nature.
origin and influence of seismis phenomena
but he believes that the material in hand
will, when fully worked up, add much to the
mass OF human knowledge regarding the foci
of disturbances, the rate Of motion of earth
waves and kindred points Of scientific inter-
est: and that it will be especially valuable IN
suggestions for the observation and study of
future phenomena.
The advance made latterly in respect to a
knowledge of earthquake phenomena may %
illustrated by single point The. recorsed
rate of motion of the earthq lskss of history
varies from three hunurel 80 niue lndred
metres per second The data upon the
Charleston disturbance proves conclusively
that its earth waves prevailed between four
and Ave thousand metres a second, while
French Journals at hand containing observa-
tions upon the Riviera shocks give rates al
most asNhigh It is not to be supposed that
modern earthquakes are more energetic than
their predecessors. but it is certain that mod
ern methods and opportunities give safer re-
suits,